Catégorie : Presse anglophone

Former warlord and ex-vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba returned to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday after an 11-year absence, an AFP reporter saw. Bemba, 55, arriving at Kinshasa airport from Belgium...

Multimillionaire and political heavyweight Moise Katumbi on Monday said he had sought permission to return to DR Congo this week to contest presidential elections in one of Africa’s most volatile countries. Katumbi...

A Zambia Magistrate’s court has ordered controversial Congolese rhumba star Koffi Olomide to appear before it by Friday. Olomide, popularly known as Mopao, landed in Lusaka Wednesday for a series of shows....

The director of public prosecutions (DPP) has amended the charge sheet of former Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel leader Jamil Mukulu. According to the amended charge sheet, criminal proceedings against three of...

The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, kept his country guessing on Thursday over his political plans five months ahead of crucial elections. In a state-of-the-nation speech that had...

Campaigners supporting DR Congo President Joseph Kabila, whom critics accuse of seeking an illegal third term in office, launched their electoral platform Sunday without saying whether he would run in a key...

Ambassadors accredited to Uganda have questioned the delayed delivery of a judgment on the consolidated petition challenging the amendment of the Constitution to remove the presidential age limits. The ambassadors were today...

Dozens of legislators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attacked President Joseph Kabila over the trial, opening Wednesday, of opposition leader Moise Katumbi who intends to contest upcoming elections. Katumbi...

UN investigators on Tuesday accused the security forces and militia fighters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of committing crimes against humanity in the country’s restive Kasai region. The probe was...

Rwanda’s foreign minister has launched a campaign to support her bid to lead the International Organisation of La Francophonie, officials said Friday, despite her country’s decision to prioritise English as an official...

Supporters of five pro-democracy campaigners held without trial in the Democratic Republic of Congo since December demanded Friday that the activists be released — or at least face a judge. The group’s...

From the sprawling capital Kinshasa to villages deep in the equatorial forests, Congo’s ruling PPRD is in full-on election campaign mode – and President Joseph Kabila’s face is everywhere. The deadline for...

Democratic Republic of Congo leader Joseph Kabila is certain to manipulate the country’s constitution and run for a third term when the elections are held in December. President Kabila is constitutionally barred...